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$1.5 Million Verdict in NYC Jail Medical Malpractice Death
Loaded on July 15, 2004
published in Prison Legal News
July, 2004, page 22
A jury awarded $1.5 million on January 23, 2004 for the wrongful death of a 37 year-old mother of six who died on September 30, 1998 in a New York City (NYC) jail holding cell from improper medications given her. Liability was split 60% percent against Long Island College Hospital …
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